Work-scheduling apparatus.



' G. H. RADEBA'UGH. WORK SCHEDUIQING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAY I6, i917.

Patented June 4, 1918.

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Anual/1to1 ooooooooooooo oooocoooooo GUSTAN H. RADEBAUGH, 0F URBANA, ILLINOIS.

WonK-sci-'IEDULING APPARATUS.

To auw/tom t may concern.' i

Beit known that l, Gus'rAv H. RADE- BAUGH, l ing at Urbana, in the county of Champaign and State of illinois, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in ork- Scheduling Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention comprises a work scheduling apparatus. The object is to provide a means for definite control ofv the production of work in manufacturing establishments and the like.

In systems designed for operating work shops, and the like, it is a `well known fact a basis of such not at all attrac- If, however, the

that figures as littleindividuality and are tive to most mechanics.

system can be correlated with graphical or mechanical elements in such a manner that there is always present a visual indication of the actual condition of the shop or department, the schedulel will then control the system. rl`he revision of such a device is one of theprincipal objects of the present Still'a further object, is the production of a schedule of this type which will be simple in construction and arrangement and which will meet the conditions and requirements 'of modern systematic shop managing methods.

' y face of this board is set aside for one side into which may in turn A drawing illustrating an embodiment of the invention ishereto appended, the following views being shown: v

Figure 1 is a top plan view;

Figs. 2, 3 and 4' are fragmentary sectional v iews on lines 2, 3 and 4 respectively; and

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' them graduated Ame bers '6l bearingjgraduations to conform with a schedule 7 dividin ,the spaces between the slides into hours an one-halfhours. The number of hour-son this schedule usually corresponds -to the A' number` of hours which constitute a full 1 days work. Y

Upon the other side. of a line of division 8 representing days of lthe week and under each day of the week aline of spaces 9 placed in alinement with the slides 4 and again sub-divided vertically into blocks, each one ofwhichwillbedif rectly under a day l of the week ,and in alinement with one of the theV board l there is slides 4. These blocks `are providedv centrally with openings intov which a time plug 10 is adapted to fit. Each.I

time plug has upon its face a movable hand 11, passing Yover a clock face imprinted thereon.

d Disposed betweenl the two portions justv described there is a space designated"Work assigned and extending vertlcally between these two portionsjust described. Under this space and in alinement with the slides there are provided retaining clipsf12 into whichv there is adapted to be slid longitudiv`nally a card and backof each clip there is provided a pocket 13, which is best seen in Figs. 2

'and -4. Into the cli-p --12 there 'is Y generally placed Ia work control' ticket which may carryn certainl infomation relative to of this clip there maybe placed a work order ca rd upon which there is usually placed directions to be followed by the workman in charge of the'particular job.

The o eration of the device in connection i with as op operating system is as follows z' When a jobis' assigned the time to be consumed is estimated and time-slide for it is drawn out to the correspondin number of hours directly above on sche low this out in connection with the topmost slide disclosedl in the ,drawing this would be four hours as the estimated time. The time plug 10 is then inserted under the corresponding day in This week or. Next week upon which the job is promised and in the instance in po' t'this would be Friday of this week. The hand on thefclock is then moved to the particular hour of Friday when such 'ob lis promised. Thus there is presentedvlsually an exact state of that job as far as the workman who is to handle it is concerned. A

done and in the pocket backv du e 7 To fol! slip known as a work `eon- 'Y trolticket is then inserted in the clip 12 and a work order card, which in conjunction with From the foregoing, it kwill be apparent that fthe device which forms the subjectmatter of the present invention provides a 1 schedule system for repair shops or manufacturing establishments wherein there is always present visually and by means of mechanical elements all the data which is necessary for expedient shop management. While I have disclosed the invention in the embodiment herewith submitted, it will be understood vthatI'do not wish to limit myself to the precise form' of this disclosure,

as many changes may be made in the general construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing its chief advantages.

What I claim is:

1. A work scheduling apparatus comprising a chart havin a portionbearing legible characters indicating estimated time for jobs to be done; sub-divisions under said characters dividing a portion of the chart into portions of a dey another portion of said chart bearing indications representin days of the week; sub-divisions under said days of the week; land slide' members in alinement with said sub-divisions and adapted to be moved longitudinally under the sub-divisions of the estimated time for jobs.

2. A work scheduling apparatus comprising a chart having a portion bearing legible characters indicating estimated time for jobs; sub-divisions under said characters dividin a portion of the chart into portions of a ay; another portion ofY said chart bearing indications representing days of the week; sub-divisions under said days of the week; slide members in alinement with said weekly sub-divisions and adapted to be moved longitudinally under the hourly subdivisions of the estimated'time for jobs;

andl time plugs bearing a clock face and hand, adapted to be disposed in the spaces under the days ofthe week indications.

3. A work scheduling apparatus comprising a' chart having a portion bearing legible characters indicating estimated time for jobs; sub-divisions under said characters'dividing a portion of the'chart intoportions of a day; another portion ofsaid chart bearing indications representing days of the week; sub-divisions under said days of. the week; slide members in alinement with said weekly divisions'and adapted to be moved.

longitudinally under the sub-divisions of the estimated time for jobs; and a space disposed between the estimated time for jobs and the weekly sub-divisions,l said space bearing characters indicating references to work assigned.

4. A work scheduling apparatus comprising a chart having a portion bearing legible characters indicating estimated time for jobs; sub-divisions under said characters dividing a portion of the chart into hours another portion of said chart bearing in icatitons representing days of the week; subdivisions under said days of the week; slide members in alinement with said weekly sub-' divisions and adapted to be moved longitudinally under the hourly sub-divisions of the estimated time for jobs; a space disposed between the estimated time for jobs and the weekly sub-divisions, said space bearing characters indicating references to Work assigned; and members adapted to .carry injobs; said indications under estimated time -for jobs dividing the. spaces thereunder into hour and one-half hour sub-divisions; a plurality of slide members adapted to be moved across the spaces under the hourly and onehalf 'hourly sub-divisions; said. slide members bein in spaced relation; a plurality of graduated members disposed between said slide members and carrying graduations corresponding to the hourly and one-half hourly sub-divisions; 'a plurality of blocks disposed underthe weekly indications and in alinement with said slide members; saidblocks rbein provided with openings; a time plug bearing thereon a clock face, and havin a hand movable in relation thereto, adapte to be disposed-in, the openings in said blocks; a space disposed between said weekly divisions and estimated time for jobs portion,

said space bearing indications representing work assigned; a 'plurality of card retaining 'elements disposed beneath said work assigned space'and a plurality of pockets disposed on said chart back of said card retaining members.

Intestimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. GUSTAV H. RADEBAUGH. Witnesses: y BRUCE W. BENEDIUL, JOHN H. MORNDEAU. 

